Cold Brew Production Team Member

Rook Coffee; Tinton Falls (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free coffee

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Health benefits

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Rook Coffee Roasters in New Jersey is seeking part-time team members to support the roastery and production areas. No prior coffee experience is required; training will be provided, and the role emphasizes hands-on learning and safety.

Weekend availability and a positive, proactive approach are important. You will produce cold brew to high standards, maintain equipment, package products, and assist with inventory and packaging tasks.

Qualifications

• Weekend availability required.
• Minimum 6 months commitment to the role.
• Positive attitude and reliability are essential.
• Able to lift at least 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
• Prior dishwasher, barback, busser, laborer, or kitchen experience is not required but a plus.

Responsibilities

• Produce cold brew to Rook’s highest standards.
• Maintain and clean roastery equipment and production areas.
• Package cold brew kegs, bottles, and boxes.
• Handle inventory counts of coffee and supplies; assist with forklift movement.
• Support merchandise organization, counts, and distribution.

Skills

Team player

Positive attitude

Reliable

Able to lift 50 lbs

Stand for long periods

Punctual

Job description

When childhood friends Holly and Shawn stepped away from their corporate careers and started Rook Coffee in 2010, they wanted to make people feel special. Since the beginning, in a 300-square-foot shack, Rook has focused on offering specialty coffees that inspire genuine, human connections.

Rook Coffee is currently seeking energetic and hard-working individuals to continue to make those connections. If you’re nice, likable, approachable, a team player, proactive, patient, sociable, positive, reliable, and honest, we’d love to hear from you.

No prior coffee experience is necessary! We will train you!

This is a part-time position.

Our brewery is where we brew our amazing coffee and cold brew products, and our team members here play a critical role in that process! Together with our roasters and brewers, our team members help to produce coffee products while maintaining strict safety and quality standards.

In addition to brewing cold brew, team members bottle and package coffee; clean and maintain equipment; take inventory counts of coffee and supplies; organize; clean and maintain our production areas.

The ideal candidate LOVES being hands‑on and is interested in learning about the coffee roasting and cold brewing process.

You Will

• Produce cold brew to Rook’s highest standards
• Perform routine maintenance, organization and cleaning of mash tuns, kegs, taps, lines, drains, floors, roaster, packaging equipment, refrigerators, grinders, labeling machines, etc.
• Package all cold brew kegs, bottles and boxes
• Work with green coffee, including but not limited to inventory and floor counts, receiving, organizing, forklift movement of product within the roastery, weighing, proportioning, delivery preparation, etc
• Contribute to various brewery and production “housekeeping” tasks
• Assist with merchandise organization, counts and distribution

You Have

• Prior dishwasher, barback, busser, laborer, or kitchen experience is not required but a plus!
• The desire to work at Rook for a minimum of 6 months
• Weekend availability
• Positive mental attitude and outlook on life
• Experience in a fast-paced and labor-intensive role is a plus
• Team player
• The ability to lift and move a minimum of 50 lbs
• The ability to stand for an extended period of time

Benefits Include

• Free coffee while working
• Employee discount program: Discounts on coffee, cold brew, merchandise, and food
• Paid Time Off: Includes sick time and vacation time
• Health benefits for eligible team members
• Advancement opportunities

Rook Coffee Roasters provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rook Coffee Roasters complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Rook Coffee Roasters expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rook Coffee Roasters’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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